The Ministry of Treasury and Finance has declared a force majeure for the places affected by the fire.

The announcement by the Revenue Administration could be summarized as below.

Force majeure has been declared for the below places due to the fires started on 28.07.2021:

Osmaniye providence Kadirli and central districts, Antalya providence Akseki, Alanya, Gazipaşa, Gündoğmuş, Manavgat and İbradı districts, Mersin providence Aydıncık and Silifke districts; Adana providence Aladağ, İmamoğlu, Karaisalı and Kozan districts, Muğla providence Bodrum, Köyceğiz, Marmaris, Milas, Seydikemer and Kavaklıdere disctricts.

Based on that, for the taxpayers within these regions, the force majeure period has been accepted as from the start date of fire until 01.11.2021 (included.)

With Presidential Decree No. 2813, published on the Official Gazette numbered 31202 and dated 31.07.2020; withholding rates of rent payments of real estate, to be made in cash or to account, have been reduced from 20% to 10% until 31.12.2020, in accordance with the 94th article of Income Tax Law and 15th article of Corporate Tax Law.

Afterwards, with Presidential Decree published on the Official Gazette numbered 31499 and dated 02.06.2021, it was decided to apply 10% withholding rate for rent payments of real estate until 31.07.2021.

Now, with Presidential Decree published on the Official Gazette numbered 31553 and dated 30.07.2021, it was decided to apply 10% withholding rate for rent payments of real estate until 30.09.2021.

With Presidential Decree No. 2812 published in the Official Gazette dated 31.07.2020 and numbered 31202, VAT rates have been amended in some service sectors.

With Presidential Decree published on the Official Gazette numbered 31499 and dated 02.06.2021; the date of 31.05.2021 was amended as 31.07.2021 in the 6th provisional article of the Decision on Determination of Value Added Tax Rates to be Applied for Goods and Services.

With Presidential Decree published on the Official Gazette numbered 31553 and dated 30.07.2021; the date of 31.07.2021 is amended as 30.09.2021 in the 6th provisional article of the Decision on Determination of Value Added Tax Rates to be Applied for Goods and Services.

Accordingly,

Motor Vehicles Tax;

2^nd installment payment of the Motor Vehicles Tax for 2021 shall be made between July 1 and July 31.

If you have registered vehicles to your name or company, 2^nd installment payment of Motor Vehicles Tax is necessary to be done. Taxpayers can view and pay their taxes without logging into the Interactive Tax Office by submitting only the license plate and Turkish ID number.

The Motor Vehicles Tax can be paid;

• Over the directorate's website www.gib.gov.tr (Interactive Tax Office and GİB Mobile application) (https://ivd.gib.gov.tr/) between 02.00 a.m. and 11.45 p.m.;
• Via credit cards of the contracted banks
• Via bank cards or bank accounts of the contracted banks,
• Via credit cards, bank cards, and other payment methods of abroad banks,
• From the contracted banks':
• Branches,
• Alternative payment channels (Online Banking, Telephone Banking, Mobile Banking, etc.)
• From PTT Offices
• From Tax Offices